The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

1ustiiafsiv rgniirfd to the srone Of the thYesi-
ened danger, but the crowd had dispersed.
An attack upon the city is mpHeutafily ~.
pected and GitizaIle and sdldiens arc alike
prepared for any emergency that may arise
"A guard placed upon the outHElrie Of tha
town was fired upon last night BY negro
concealed Ii ditch
Nerrp Women Continue to Make Threats,
nut No Further Trouble Eirnhnb1s-
Tho Cox Br1tilsrs ReIeneed from Jan.
THTBepAuz, Nov. R6.-Tp-day Thibodaux
enjoyed day o. comparative quiet, and q
better feeling is existing among 81 GlassgH.
There has been no relaxation, however, Of
the vigilance Of citizens ard mil tary for the
preservation Of law and order IN this COM
munity and parish. Thruugluut the dag
guards we're on the watch, and the entire
town and its outskirts we're thorouGlily ia.
trolled. Few negroes are to be seen. a.
though no objection has been urged against
The presence here Of those Deaoaably IN
olined.
This morning q representative Of IiTIE
TfalEs-D ENocRAT, with some Of themilitary,
visited number Of the plantations IN the
vicinity of Thibodau1, with a view Of asaef.
tanning the exact condition Of things n these
localities. MIR. r. Il. Allen ms one Of tho
largest plantations in LRfpurehe. Ii is situ-
Rted immediately in front Of the town hnd
employs about 800 laborera. Mr.. Allen said
the strike had cost him about
oNE-rmRp or nus uRor.
and that the decentralization among lis ne
gross was so great that sonle Of those re-.
manning were rendered totally unfit for artv.
He doesn't blame the negroes 90 much az ths,
h walking delegate. whose chief business fof
1 the past few months he says. has been ID
harangue and ih-adyiDe his less intelligent
1 brother.
The splendid plantation Of Mr.. Andrew
\ Price, about mile md half from The city,
4 WINS also visited. MIR. Price said that he lost
] about one-third Of his sugar crop il conse-
Quence Of the strike, but that there hqd been
no trouble on bis plAae. The action Of the
4 negroes, he saiu, Was surprise to him, es-
A peGlally as he-1ad made arrangements with
4 his hands for the grinding season. Bur two
4 weeks they had worked With seeming salts
/ faction and no complaints were made. When
/ ne found thst the strike had actually been
1 from the fields he endeaYered to arrive &c
some amicabfe Adjustment of existing tli8i-
/ enltlee, whatever they might be. The ne
4 groes, neyeftheless, iait the place.
Within the past day or two the old hands
/ have been quietly returning, and Whenepera
| propqstlop 10 return Was made IN goodfaith
4 charges all the recent MISUNDERSTANDING
/ between the whites and blacks 70 nepro
4 gchqol teaohera and BARRIERS in the town ~
! ally doing nothing but inspiring }he ipao.
rant and hard-working negro element to law
lesgnsss and strife.
a negro by the name Of IaWless, who was
seen by the correspondent, fents Several
Reress9I land from Mr. Price, and Is WORKING
twentS-siz hands on his own account. ~ "A
not 9 striker, but, on the contrary. e work
ing faithfully and industriously. ne makes
$4,000 worth OF pane every year, which ne
sells tosflr. Price. He depFecatea the prnaapt
strike, s9ying that there was no cause what
FeliS Boyd and Mat. Brooks, two OF sbe re-
turned strikers on Mr.. Price q place eay tbst
they were urged to strike By the knights 81
members. The knights Insisted On til3 sttJ.ii5a.
promising six pounds Of meat and a peck 81
meal t9 PIX each STRIKER while out Of employ
Islelit, Lhe nEst week they Kept their prom
lsel but SITTER that time confessed their ina
hisity tq fnrther provide for the etrikers
Mr.. Z. A. MOrlnelds Ianrel Valley place
was also visited his labQrers we're Quietly
lefurnlng with the promise Of projections
The woods and cane thickets III tie itnfna-
date vicinity Of ghibodhux are
FILLED WITH FUGITIVE NEGROES
who have abandoned their homes IL tne
toWn. a nnmDerpf volunteers ont looking
l9f bodies o. negroes supposed to be killed III
the affair Of Wednesday, report the negro
women az still threatening the peace uf tllis
community.
The bodies Of three dead negroes we're
found this afternoon in o thiebet on MI. Al
lens hlenzl plantation, on the other side az
n he nayoI. hey hss had evidently been shot ii
IN the thioket died there Ritlout assiatsnce
81 ang KIND. The report of the coroner Il \
ianT}ionsiy awaited, and although prom
re- to-ea, .i eh q lqt lp e late hour this
evening been Forthcoming.
lite however, understood that fully thirty
negroes nave sacrificed their lives in the RIOT !
q wednesday, although retlTns thus far
have not eanaled shat number. Quite 4
nnin9ergt darldes are acQeuIttal as misaing,
PM ghetner tney have been killed on skipped
the country ls not known.
Yesterday morning Judge Taylor Beattie /
received an anonymous eoumilnidati9n Ia |
the eject that his life was ia ieOparfiv J71dge
Beattie has Incurred the ennIity 81 the ne
affair IN A con ersation with a Iepreaafta-
tive of The TIMES EAioClsAT ysstsp0las fhe /
nudge stated that he had several times been I
NaFhea tlitt tne a5aassin Was on the watch 1
hands,
HefurthsS stated that he had sxhaustea
every lnealR within reason to bring the me- /
gro q q sense 81 ms real condition; that he /
had advised hun lime and again to bs4Nare ff /
and avoid those who would plunge him INTO I
qltbeHltes AgEth which be was wholly unable
10 cope; that 20 would afford him the largest
proteetl9n yy1th respect both 10 life and fs0r- |
erty, but that when the shot of M6ndhy
night Haa tired there was nothing fiiether (
left for ham to do save that Of assisting the
good citizens in the preservation 81 iasT ara /
order. Iheee people, It was stated, had been
the means OF doing ineAlculnble damage III 1
u w p q lheiE attacks upon the people,
he sid was not only unNafFantedl but pre- I
I n aila malicious, 30 thai auesti0n OF
SUPREMACY or zHE wHrTHs
over the blacks or vieo yersa became the al (
Capt, Adams, of The Louisiana Rifles, prof.
Tered the SERVICES OF his force to protect tie [
jail IA case Williams, one of the at1tafofs 4
AGAINST Mhom there y much feeling, and
therein, put the sheriff, ID cousia1rat ioil 81
the TACT tlist there Was no legal tiistificaei0n
Tor ms arrest eolciudeH 70 avoid the re- 4
epQnslplll hts a holding him,
On 81 the planta TONS, az Tar as heard from
i0e taD0fqrH are returning 70 the zelda and +
expEess iheInselFes e ready and willing q
, AZ noon Yesterday some shooting ffoin aIr.
bush py negroes WAS reported about 85qo
lllies frqIn town. on the other side Of tic
pAg9ai Asae altlels ~ u sisted vas lpade On
were injured. detachment Of tic u1iHtNfV
wished the scene Of the shooting Int could
ASCERTAIN Z nothing beyond nhAt u STATED
a Iumor was afioat to-day that there ana
about 10 bs an uprising * lie eoIur6d )sfsjia
n leEEs 9onne parish. brought abqpt bg faa
seI4is causes as those which 9x6daosd tee y
not IN this place. The white people, how
ever, arc fully PREPARED fer any 4 ttack tbat
may be m2ae ~ tnat Dariah
MessrE laarulan and Moiaisofi who we're
lnln5ea ~ the attalr Of "Wednesday. sre
rapidly on the mend The Ionisfana RileGd
and 9 aetaohment of the Washington Artii-
lerg are stationed ut the nonriiiailse lls,t ~
nlslt are pisketed on the suburbs Of 10
Soy MsGnarg, who 4 was thought would
2e mere to-giay was teieE1apbed BIZ Lieut. n
Gen.. kpobloah that hia presence Al
thls tains WAs unnecessary, peace icing 10 q
4 grsat exsent resEored. About $50 O'clock
9s4t me nqloriols Cox brothere wore dis
sAatpnrehe MllHre thsg BWan abe strdasi Ind I
lns1e fAelf escape IN the taicke3 Beyond.
a Patrol Estahiiskcd a. anuna.
HoflEA, Nex rs. Ihe Thibodaax not ssse
orentsd some e1eitemslt hare. and paeaanras
have been tsken By tho authortiea 70 pre-
vent similar outbreak IL Honnaa. The
town b patralad aFarr riahl ~ a..aaIaI z